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In 1930, the Michigan Socialist
Club was founded to find a way to
help students with their struggles to
meet their basic needs, like regular
meals and reliable housing.
Several students are credited
with coming up with the idea of a
house - a co-operative - run by its
residents with the intention of pro-
viding an affordable place to live
for students. The concept was later
introduced at colleges around the
country and grew into the co-opera-
tive movement.
The club rented a house on East
Ann Street and opened The Michi-
gan Socialist House, the firststudent-
housing co-operative in the nation,
on Aug. 20, 1932.
Its first 18 members were all male
graduate students who probably
would not have been able to return to
the University without the co-op.
The co-op was dubbed "The Two-
Dollar House" for its weekly charge,

which along with four to five hours
of housework, entitled residents
to room and board. The co-op also
offered a barber, canning and laun-
dry services.
The house was managed through
a series of meetings in which each
member had equal vote.
Soon after the Michigan Socialist
House opened, the first women's co-
op was opened inthe fallof1937down
the block from the men's house.
The University regulates co-ops.
Initially, University involvement was
restricted because of qualms over
alcohol and various incidents with
social conduct.
One of the earlier clashes between
co-op and administration was over
the University rule that unmarried
men live in houses under housemoth-
ers, older women who helped with
domestic chores andsupervised their
behavior.
The Socialist Club avoided house-

John Copley, a scenic artist, poaints the windowt ofD
Vinci's salon on Main Street with a holiday greeting yes-
terday afternoon.

nothers and bristled under the
Jniversity's demands, but Ruth
Buchanan, a librarian on campus,
volunteered to be the house's land-
ady to skirt the policy.
As the co-op movement expand-
d, the University gradually passed
sore requirements for co-ops that
ncluded closing hours for women's
ouses and an advisory board to
ielp regulate operations. Students,
iowever, insisted on keeping con-
rol over member selection and
finances.
In 1947 the house on East Ann
treet was sold, so the recently
enamed Michigan Cooperative
louse relocated to the current
ouse on North State Street.
Today the Inter-cooperative
-ouncil consists of 18 group houses
nd one apartment house. At capac-
ty, about 580 University students
:all the co-ops home.
ELAINE LAFAY
A Massachusetts long-
shoreman admitted in court
yesterday to fraudulently
putting his 4-year-old son on
the payroll as a heavy equip-
ment operator, The Boston
Globe reported. Brendan Lee
was sentenced to two years
probation and four weeks of
home confinement.
A Japanese court ruled
that a Toyota employee
who collapsed on the
plant floor in 2002 died of
overwork, Reuters reported.
The man, who was 30 years old,
logged more than 100 hours of
overtime the month prior to
his death. The car company
was ordered to pay his widow
compensation.
GodTube.com, a Chris-
tian adaptation of You-
Tube.com, has registered
about 4 million unique hits in
October.
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WHERE: University Hospital
WHEN: Monday at about 1 p.m.
WHAT: Two possibly counter-
feit $20 bills were used in the
hospital cafeteria on Nov.28
and Nov. 29, the Department
of Public Safety reported. The
police have turned over the
incident to the Secret Service
for further investigation.

Research Building III
WHEN: Tuesday at about 2 p.m.
WHAT: Two glass bottles of
viral Supernant and Ethona fell
off of a cart wheeled by a staff
member. The chemical spill
was cleaned up by occupational
Safety & Environmental Health
staff. No one was exposed to
the chemicals or injured.

Wallet stolen Doorknob
from backpack vandalized in

WHAT: On thethird night
of Chanukah, an attempt to
break the Guinness World
Record for most dreidels
spun at one time
WHO: Hillel
WHEN: Today at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Ingalls Mall next
to Burton Memorial Tower
Free film
screening
WHAT: A showing of the
1997 film "Nappy" chroni-
cling black women's percep-
tion of natural hairstyles
over the course of the Civil
Rights movement
WHO: University Unions
Arts and Programs and the
National Council of Negro
Women
WHEN: Today from 6 to 7:30
p.m.
WHERE: Wolverine Rooms
A, B and C, Michigan Union

WHAT: A showcase of new
and experienced slam poets.
The event will also include
an open mic session.
WHO: U-Club Poetry Slam
WHEN: Today at 8:30 p.m
WHERE: U-Club, Michigan
Union
CORRECTIONS
" A sub-headline in yester-
day's edition of the State-
ment (The quietfraternity
house) omitted the word
Beta from the fraternity
Beta Theta Pi's name.
* A letter to the editor in
yesterday's edition of the
Daily (Yost's critics made
a big deal out of one foolish
mistake) incorrectly said
LSA Junior Aaron Willis
is an Michigan Student
Assembly representative.
Willis no longer serves on
the assembly.
Please report any error in
the Daily to corrections@
michigandaily.com.

WHERE: Mary Markley Resi-
dence Hall
WHEN: Monday at about noon
WHAT: A wallet was stolen
from a student's backpack
sometime between 3:30 and
7:30 p.m. The wallet, valued
itself at $20, contained $30 in
cash and credit cards that have
not been used, DPS reported.
Police have no suspects.

League
WHERE: Michigan League
WHEN: Monday at about 2 p.m.
WHAT: Maintenance staff
discovered that a doorknob
from an interior door had been
kicked off over the weekend,
DPS reported. The damage is
estimated at $25, according to
police.

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